DALLAS, Texas — On Friday morning, Ben Milam Elementary School in Dallas got a very jolly and, well, jacked, old Saint Nick as students met a Father Christmas on the last day of school before ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The legends surrounding jolly old St. Nicholas — celebrated annually on Dec. 6 — go way beyond delivering candy and toys to children. NEW YORK (AP) — The white-bearded ...

But you (or the kids in your life) may have some questions about jolly old Saint Nick, namely is Santa a real person? Just how old is Santa? And when is his birthday? For all those enquiring minds ...

Images of St. Nicholas vary considerably, but none of them look much like the red-cheeked, white-bearded old man seen everywhere today. One of the most compelling views of the real St. Nick ...

Santa Claus' origins date back to about 280 A.D. when St. Nicholas was born, the History Channel reports. This would make Santa approximately 1,744 years old today. Need a break? Play the USA ...

We would have to agree! While there are plenty of festive factors for making the season spectacular, one of the biggest standouts is the infamous, sleigh-riding Saint Nick. And we are ready to pay ...

Saint Nicholas of Myra, or St. Nicholas ... Don Heinrich Tolzmann t old The Cincinnati Enquirer, part of the USA TODAY network, in 2021. Tolzmann is curator of the German Heritage Museum and ...

Researchers discovered the sarcophagus in the heart of the 7th century church built to honor jolly old Saint Nick, who was a 4th century bishop in the Mediterranean city of Myra prior to his move ...

While everyone is pretty familiar with Santa Claus in a general sense, there is more to jolly old St. Nick than we often get to see: How old is Santa? Where does Santa live? What is Santa's real name?

The legends surrounding jolly old St. Nicholas — celebrated annually on Dec. 6 — go way beyond delivering candy and toys to children. St. Nicholas was a fourth century Christian bishop from ...